by skimhenson | Aug 26, 2013 | awareness and action
When I taught kindergarten, a fellow teacher assured me I was lucky. She said it again and again at the beginning of each school year. She told me how lucky I was to always be assigned a well-behaved class, while paying little attention to the hours my students walked...
by skimhenson | Aug 26, 2013 | awareness and action
When I taught kindergarten, a fellow teacher assured me I was lucky. She said it again and again at the beginning of each school year. She told me how lucky I was to always be assigned a well-behaved class, while paying little attention to the hours my students walked...
by skimhenson | Aug 20, 2013 | faith
A friend emailed in response to the post about dying. He mentioned religious dysfunction, which made me think of lions and tigers and bears … oh my. Well, not really. Only lions came to mind, but still, what a weird thing to reflect on at the mention of religious...
by skimhenson | Aug 18, 2013 | guest posts, waiting
Today’s post is by freelance writer and nanny Sara Dawkins. I’m honored to share her wise words about waiting. Thank you, Sara. I’m not a waiter. I’m just not. I want to be doing something, anything. Just make a decision, Just move forward. Just go! The...
by skimhenson | Aug 12, 2013 | love and grace, pain
In the last month, my mom died. A friend/former colleague died. And, early yesterday morning, I received a phone call about a friend’s 31-year-old daughter who died. Yesterday was the second Sunday morning my friend has been awakened around 4 a.m. with news of losing...